HARRIS-DAVIS,MONIQUE-PUGH-GASH-BLACK,JONES,LOU AND GILES.
105 ILCS 5/2-3.131 new
Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to
award grants to school districts to offset the expenses associated
with educating foster children. Effective July 1, 2000.
STATE MANDATES NOTE (State Board of Education)
It is not clear what costs HB 3858 is intended to fund so it is
difficult to estimate a cost. Current law and appropriations
already subsidize all special education costs associated with
such children and their regular education costs are funded in
the general State aid formula. DCFS estimates that the number
of foster children likely to be in public schools and partici-
pate in this program will be 20,000. Given the inclusive nature
of the costs HB 3858 appears to cover, as well as the needs of
foster children who typically score below average on State
tests, it is likely that a school district's minimum documented
costs, above the general State aid formula, will range from
$1000 to $3000. It is also possible that these costs could be
as high as $5000 per child (above the GSA amount). Thus,
HB 3858 could cost between $20 and $100 million.
FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education)
Same as SBE State Mandates note.
00-01-25 H FILED WITH CLERK
00-01-25 H FIRST READING
00-01-25 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES
00-02-02 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE
00-02-02 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR PUGH
00-02-03 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,LOU
00-02-08 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ELEM SCND ED
00-02-15 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR GASH
00-02-15 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BLACK
00-02-16 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 020-000-002 HELM
00-02-16 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
00-02-16 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED TENHOUSE
00-02-16 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED TENHOUSE
00-02-16 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
00-02-16 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GILES
00-02-24 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED
00-02-24 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
00-02-25 H FISCAL NOTE FILED
00-02-25 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE
00-02-29 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE
00-02-29 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE
00-03-03 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL
01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE
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